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adjective
- 1. having or done with a purpose: "teaching is a purposive activity"
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1. : serving or effecting a useful function though not as a result of planning or design. 2. : having or tending to fulfill a conscious purpose or design : purposeful. purposively adverb. purposiveness noun. Synonyms. conscious. deliberate. intended. intentional. knowing. purposeful. set. voluntary. willed. willful. wilful. witting.
adjective. formal uk / ˈpɜː.pə.sɪv / us / ˈpɝː.pə.sɪv / Add to word list. done with the aim of achieving a particular thing: Can we ascribe purposive behaviour to a gene? The courts should adopt a purposive approach to the agreement, seeking to give effect to its purpose rather than to interpret it literally. Fewer examples.
done with the aim of achieving a particular thing: Can we ascribe purposive behavior to a gene? The courts should adopt a purposive approach to the agreement, seeking to give effect to its purpose rather than to interpret it literally. Fewer examples. His life has a sense of purposive onward movement.
Define purposive. purposive synonyms, purposive pronunciation, purposive translation, English dictionary definition of purposive. adj. 1. Having or serving a purpose. 2. Purposeful: purposive behavior. pur′po·sive·ly adv. pur′po·sive·ness n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English...
Jun 16, 2024 · having, showing, or acting with a purpose, intention, or design. 2. adapted to a purpose or end.
Purposive definition: having, showing, or acting with a purpose, intention, or design.. See examples of PURPOSIVE used in a sentence.
Definition of purposive adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definitions of purposive. adjective. having a purpose. “ purposive behavior”. synonyms: goal-directed. purposeful. serving as or indicating the existence of a purpose or goal. adjective. having or showing or acting with a purpose or design.
Jun 6, 2024 · Serving a particular purpose; adapted to a given purpose, especially through natural evolution. [from 19th c.] Done or performed with a conscious purpose or intent. [from 19th c.] Synonyms: deliberate, intentional, purposeful; see also Thesaurus: intentional.
Purposive Definition. pûrpə-sĭv. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Adjective. Filter. adjective. Serving some purpose. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Having a purpose. Webster's New World. Purposeful. Purposive behavior. American Heritage. Done or performed with a conscious purpose or intent. [from 19th c.]
